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Prime Minister of Turkey declares 'total war' on terrorist groups after car bomb attack


Sputnik
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:25 UTC
Turkey invades Syria
Turkey declared war on terrorist groups, including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara accuses of carrying out a truck bombing in the southeastern Turkish town of Cizre earlier in the day, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday.

The Turkish prime minister also stressed that there is no terrorist group that "could hold Turkey captive."

"Let our nation know that we have opened a total war against these terrorist groups," Yildirim was quoted as saying by the Turkish Hurriyet newspaper.
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Family

Syrian authorities begin civilian evacuation of Damascus' Darayya suburb


Sputnik
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:03 UTC
destruction Damascus
© Mikhail Voskresenky/SputnikDestroyed buildings in the Darayya suburb of Damascus
The Syrian authorities have begun evacuating civilians and militants from Darayya, a southern suburb of Damascus, a Sputnik correspondent reported Friday.

On Thursday, reports emerged claiming that the Syrian army and the so-called moderate armed opposition reached an agreement under which some 4,000 civilians must leave Darayya, as well as 700 armed terrorists, who will be taken to Idlib.

As many as 25 buses will be taking militants to Idlib, while 30 buses will take militants' facilities. There are also 15 ambulances to evacuate the wounded.

Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups.

On February 27, a US-Russia brokered ceasefire came into force in Syria. Terrorist groups such as Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al Sham (previously known as al-Nusra Front), are not part of the deal.

Fighters of several militant groups have been surrounded by Syrian government forces in Darayya for several months. At the same time the province of Idlib has been fully controlled by Jabhat Fatah al Sham, which is outlawed in many countries, including Russia, and its allies.
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Chess

Lavrov arrives in Geneva to hold talks with Kerry on Syrian settlement and possibly Ukraine as well


TASS
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:48 UTC
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov
© Jorge Silva / Reuters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Geneva on Thursday, where on Friday, August 26 he will hold talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry. The main issue on the agenda of the meeting of the two states' foreign policy chiefs will be the development of coordination in the fight against terrorism in Syria.

The talks focus "will be on the Syrian settlement, including the prospects of establishing close coordination of actions in the fight against terrorist groups now active in Syria," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier.

The Syrian range of issues will possibly include the theme of the humanitarian situation around Aleppo, Turkey's operation in Jarablus and the recently published report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations on the use of chemical weapons.

Zakharova said that the officials might also consider other international issues, including the Ukrainian problems and topical issues on the bilateral agenda.

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Bad Guys

Best of the Web: The absurdity of Hillary Clinton blaming Putin for vast 'far-right conspiracy' in the U.S.

P.T. Carlo
The Duran
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:44 UTC
Hillary Clinton on ABC's
© ABC / Jimmy Kimmel Live
It is now obvious that the Clinton Foundation's primary function was always as a shell organization to facilitate the exchange of money for favors.

It seems that among the few certainties in life, along with death and taxes, is the inevitability of a political scandal involving at least one member of the Clinton family. Just as certain as the scandals themselves are the inevitable denials, obfuscations and absurdist attempts to change the subject which follow in their wake. So it comes as no surprise that, after easily the worst week of her campaign thus far, Clinton is attempting to throw a giant red herring into the news cycle by floating the specter of an insidious and vast, "Alt-Right" conspiracy within the Trump campaign.

Indeed, as things presently stand she desperately needs to have the media pivot off of its recent focus on the transparently corrupt dealings of the Clinton Foundation. Even traditionally die hard liberals are now openly calling for her to end her association with the Foundation. This may have to do with the fact that it is now obvious that the foundation's primary function was always as a shell organization to facilitate the exchange of money for favors, quite literally the selling of influence. These revelations are extremely damaging to a candidate that is already profoundly mistrusted by the majority of the American electorate.

Comment: Clinton blames Trump supporters for 'dark conspiracies' but then follows with her own 'paranoid fever dream' about Putin controlling America's nationalist movement,
The godfather of this global brand of extreme nationalism is Russian President Vladimir Putin.... Trump himself heaps praise on Putin and embrace pro-Russian policies. He talks casually of abandoning our NATO allies, recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea, and of giving the Kremlin a free hand in Eastern Europe more generally.

American presidents from Truman to Reagan have rejected the kind of approach Trump is taking on Russia. We should, too.
So while Clinton tries to position herself as the 'protector of the vulnerable' we know what to expect from her: more war and more victims. Also see: Funnily enough, Hillary's supporters aren't even sure what the alt-right is:



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Snakes in Suits

Good luck with that: Ukrainian bank to sue Russia for $1 billion over lost Crimean assets and business


RT
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:32 UTC
Oschadbank in Kiev
© Gleb Garanich / Reuters
The state-owned Oschadbank of Ukraine intends to sue the Kremlin in the Permanent Court of Arbitration for an estimated loss of $1 billion from its Crimean business.

In July last year, Oschadbank notified Russia of its claims. Six months later, with no response, the bank filed a lawsuit in the Stockholm arbitration court.

Kiev threatened that if Moscow continues to ignore the case, the process will be carried out without its participation and at an accelerated pace. In this case, the final decision could be expected by the end of March 2017, the bank said.

Comment: Kiev also has in mind to sue Russia for the 'annexation' of Crimea to the tune of $100 billion!
Oleksandr Turchynov, the Secretary of the Council for National Security and Defense of Ukraine and former acting President of Ukraine. . Like everything with a touch of a genius, his idea on how to improve Ukraine's disappearing economy very simple—Ukraine must sue Russia for the "annexation of Crimea," which, by Mr. Turchinov's reckoning, is worth $100 billion.


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Bomb

Car bomb targets police HQ in southeast Turkey killing 9 injuring 64 - UPDATE


RT
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 04:57 UTC
bomb turkey
© Stringer/ Reuters
9 people were killed and 64 wounded when a bomb blast hit a police station in the city of Cizre in the southeast of Turkey, according to hospital sources, as cited by Reuters.

Unconfirmed reports say that at least three police officers have been"martyred" in the attack.

Photos and videos coming from the southeastern city in Turkey's Sirnak Province show destroyed buildings and ambulances rushing to the scene.

The police station was completely destroyed by the blast, NTV broadcaster reported.

Comment: With Turkey now turning to Russia and making efforts to target ISIS, are the West sending a powerful message in an attempt to nip the alliance in the bud, while simultaneously creating further tension between Turkish and Kurdish populations?

Update

Turkish authorities are blaming the PKK for this latest attack, the death toll of which has risen to 11.
"A PKK suicide attack using a truck bomb took place at a checkpoint in the Cizre area of our province this morning at 6:45 a.m. [03:45 GMT]. Eleven policemen were killed as a result of this cowardly terrorist attack and 78 people, including three civilians, were wounded. Four are in serious condition," the Sirnak administration said. Its comments were echoed by Prime Minister Binali Yildlirim in televised remarks. Television channels broadcast images of the police building's carcass. Local correspondents described seeing a "large pit" at the site of the explosion. The Health Ministry was quoted as saying earlier that 12 ambulances and two helicopters have been dispatched to the scene of the incident.


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Windsock

Kiev city councilman Dmitry Gordon regrets Maidan


Fort Russ
Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:33 UTC
Dmitry Gordon
© RusVesna.su
The Ukrainian journalist, TV presenter, head editor of the Gordon Boulevard newspaper, GORDON project manager, and since 2014 deputy of the Kiev City Council, Dmitry Gordon, uttered words live on Ukrainian TV that are unthinkable for any Ukrainian patriot: "It would have been better if Yanukvoich stayed in power."

"If I had known that tens of thousands of people would die or come back maimed, I never would have gone out on the Maidan," Gordon confidently declared....

The TV host could not contain his shock: "You are saying this as a representative of the president's bloc in the Kiev City Council?"

"Yes, you'll understand," Gordon urged, "our problem is not Putin, but ourselves! Our people are simply shocked by how much the present regime steals. In comparison to them, Yanukovich looks like a kid!"

"My country is me and my family. If you're not an animal, then do something for your country and for yourself," Gordon concluded.

Dmitry Gordon is famous for constantly changing his political drift whenever there is the slightest change in wind. For more than two years, this former servant of the Yanukovich regime loyally served the Maidan and joined the offices of the Kiev government. Now he is allowing himself to make such seditious statements. Perhaps Gordon knows something that he doesn't want to inform the readers of his own newspaper?

Comment: See also:

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War Whore

Little accountability for the Pentagon with the guns sold and lost in Iraq & Afghanistan after 9/11


RT
Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:04 UTC
guns
© Reuters
Since September 2001, the Pentagon has listed $40 billion worth of contracts for small arms intended for Afghanistan and Iraq, supplying 1.45 million guns to both countries while only accounting for 3 percent of them, says a new report by a British NGO.Trends9/11 tragedy, Iraq carnage, Islamic State

The London-based nonprofit Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) pored over 14 years' worth of contracts issued by the US Department of Defense, documenting the purchases of small arms - defined as anything under 30mm in caliber - ammunition and attachments, such as sniper scopes or tripods. They found a massive amount of weapons supplied by the US to the primary theaters of the "War on Terror," and remarkably little accounting of whose hands they ended up in.

"Our findings raise concerns about the DOD's own transparency and accountability when it comes to issuing contracts,"Iain Overton, AOAV's director of investigations, said when announcing the report's publication Wednesday.

Not only has the Pentagon's contract database listed only 3 percent of the approximately 1.45 million small arms sent to Iraq and Afghanistan over the years, "we also know the US government has acknowledged they don't know where many of these weapons now are," Overton added.

Comment: No accountability at the Pentagon...surprise surprise.

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Laptop

House Oversight member says Clinton 'bleached' her private server to permanently wipe emails


RT
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:22 UTC
Surprised looking Hillary Clinton
Gowdy, who questioned FBI Director James Comey following the investigation into her use of a private email server while serving as the country's top diplomat - and served on the House Select Committee on Benghazi - claims Clinton and her legal team used the software to destroy about 30,000 emails which she deemed "personal."

"You don't use BleachBit for yoga emails or bridesmaids emails. When you're using BleachBit, it is something you really do not want the world to see," Gowdy said.

Also on Thursday, a judge ordered the State Department to begin releasing 14,900 deleted emails uncovered by the FBI by September 13, leaving plenty of time for their contents to effect the election.

Clinton handed over around 30,000 emails from her private server in 2014 - and deleted an additional 30,000 which she called personal.
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Health

Woman who claims Bill Clinton raped her, fears for her life

Kyle Olson
The American Mirror
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:09 UTC
Juanita Broaddrick
Bill Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick says she is selling her house because she fears for her life. Speaking to World Alternative Media, the woman who claims then-Arkansas Attorney General Bill Clinton raped her in 1978, says, "I don't feel safe anymore."

"I have my home up for sale now because I live alone in a huge home on 23 acres. It's just an absolutely gorgeous place," Broaddrick says. "I've loved it all these years but I just don't feel safe anymore."


Broaddrick says she will be building a home on her son's property. She adds she will fear for her life even more if Hillary Clinton becomes president. "Especially if she does become president, I'll fear even more the retribution I might suffer," Broaddrick said. She has been vocal during the presidential campaign and has been speaking out about the role Hillary played in silencing her.

According to Broaddrick, her first encounter with Hillary was in 1978, shortly after the alleged rape, she told The American Mirror in March. "I was so involved in the campaign at that time," she tells The American Mirror.


Despite the assault in Little Rock, Broaddrick said she had a list of people who were going to donate to Clinton's gubernatorial campaign and she wanted to attend a meeting in northwest Arkansas to hand over the lists and "get away from there." (...) "But before I could, they came through the kitchen area, and I saw (Hillary) and somebody in the kitchen pointing to me."

Comment: Considering all that has happened to other critics and victims of the Clintons, it is understandable why this woman fears for her life.See:'If I commit suicide, investigate Hillary': A hot month for the Clinton body count

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